Chapter XVI: The Wager

Glancing at the contents of the "contract document", Cangzhen turned his gaze back to Fez Reis.

"What are the prizes for the game?"

In a game of this scale, only the people who can participate in it must be the upper echelons, and the things that are used as prizes naturally cannot be too shabby.

However, Cang Zhen didn't expect that the Halloween queen would give such a cherished thing.

"A 'solar sovereignty'. Of course, the loser also needs to hand over the 'solar sovereignty' in his hands. ”

Fes Reis spoke, her voice very clear, very much in keeping with the youthful color of her appearance.

Is it a bet?

Hearing Fesresth's answer, Cang Zhen somewhat understood the purpose of the Halloween Queen, probably to increase the number of "Sun Sovereign" holdings.

As the Halloween queen with the second most "solar sovereignty" in the box garden, she should be satisfied. However, the first White Yasha, who has the most "solar sovereignty", is her incompatible opponent.

Whether it's a comparison or a vindictiveness, the Queen of Halloween probably just refuses to bow her head to the White Yaksha, even if there is one thing that is bad for the White Yaksha, she can't tolerate it.

Twenty-four copies of the "Sovereign of the Sun", plus the "Ophiuchus" that was later added to reward the merits of the Hakowa Knights, make a total of twenty-five copies. The White Yaksha had fourteen of them, and the Halloween Queen had six, making the two of them a total of twenty.

A game that stakes the "sovereign sun in your hand" is probably only a luxury that the White Yaksha and the Halloween Queen can have.

Such a thing as "solar sovereignty" is like a nuclear weapon in the mundane world, which belongs to the high-power deterrent armed forces and will not be used easily. Because the impact is too great for even the holder to abuse.

Therefore, "solar sovereignty" is more of a symbol of glory on weekdays.

Of course, as a supreme gift, it will have a certain increase in strength.

"Okay, I'll attend." Who would have too much of this kind of thing? ”

After thinking about it slightly, Cang Zhen agreed to the invitation of the Queen of Halloween.

Receiving a clear answer, Fez Reis wanted to leave.

However, she seems to have forgotten something.

Just at the invitation of the Queen of Halloween, Cang Zhen turned his head and turned his face.

The majestic force pressed down on Fez Reis's body, causing her to fall to her knees involuntarily.

Her face showed overexerted bruises, and her body trembled and tried to straighten up, but there was nothing she could do.

"Humph! Intruding into my territory at will, and still delusional to leave easily? For the sake of the Halloween Queen, as long as you can hand over enough 'life money', I will forgive you for your rudeness. Otherwise, even the Halloween Queen will not be able to save your life. ”

With a cold snort, Cang Zhen put away the coercion he exuded, and looked indifferently at the girl who stood up.

The face of the Halloween Queen, if Cangzhen doesn't buy it, then it's nothing.

As the coercion on her body disappeared, Phasley, who had become lighter, slowly straightened up, and the paleness on her face still spoke of her fear. Fez Reis knew that this time she had gotten away, "Castlevania" was dominant, and even the gods and Buddhas were helpless, and it was really not something she could underestimate.

If it is a courtesy visit, she will submit a prayer post in advance to obtain permission, and Cangzhen will naturally not embarrass her.

But Fes Reis had a contempt for it, and it was natural to break into the castle, and it happened that the Grim Reaper and other commander-level demons temporarily left the castle because of the innocent order, and Fes Reis was extraordinary, so she actually broke into the top throne all the way.

It's a pity that what awaits her is not a glory, but a bitter fruit that is difficult to swallow. Thankfully, Cang Zhen didn't kill in the first place, otherwise she wouldn't even have a chance to regret it.

Fortunately, before Feth Reis broke into Castlevania, he had expected the current situation. The legend of Castlevania spreads in Hakoiwa, and the punishment for failure is no exception.

As the queen's favorite, Fes Reis still has a lot of excellent gifts.

After a moment of silence, presumably realizing that it was impossible for him to resist the truth, Faith Lacey fumbled through his clothes and took out an object.

It was a mask with the appearance of a terrifying ghost.

To be honest, it's really in line with the gift of the "Halloween Queen" community.

With a sweep of perception, Cang Zhen knew that this was a gift with a godhead, satisfying the rules of Castlevania to buy life money.

She was not surprised that the mask disappeared from Fez's grasp, for it was a punishment for failure in the bounty game, and even the gods and Buddhas could not disobey it.

Without saying anything more, Fez Reis turned away from the throne under his mocking gaze.

On the way out of the castle, the demon who received the notification did not trouble her anymore, and Feth Reis, as a loser, was even less in the mood to stay and be embarrassed, and immediately left the castle without stopping.

After Feth Reis left, Cang Zhen took out the "contract document" she sent again, blocking the game of "Sun Sovereignty", Cang Zhen only had one chip in his hand, and he couldn't lose.

Interpreting word by word, Cangzhen is not a very smart person after all, and it is difficult to see all the traps and misleading things.

However, although Cang Zhen is not smart, his subordinates do not lack guys with good brains, and they are good at giving full play to the talents of their subordinates, so they are a good leader.

Clapping her hands, Sayaka Kasaka, who was hidden in the darkness, came out in response, and she appeared on one knee in front of Cangzhen.

"Go and get Leticia, Sendumu, and Erica."

"Yes!"

In response, the figure of Sayaka Huangsaka instantly became blurred.

After a while, the three people who received the summons rushed to the throne under the guidance of Sayaka Kasaka.

Cang Zhen handed them the "contract document".

Their task is to decipher every hidden meaning between the lines, to find all possible pitfalls and misleadings.

"What is this?"

The probe looked at the "contract document" in Leticia's hand, and Erica asked with some confusion.

Subsequently, Sayaka explained the reason to the three of them.

"The sovereign of the sun? Why did the Halloween queen host such a boon game? ”

Erica, with a puzzled face, continued to ask.

"Hmph, it doesn't need to be said."

Although I can't see through the hidden traps in the literal face, I still understand very well that Cangzhen has lived for so many years for the sophistication of human feelings.

"The battle for 'sun sovereignty' is, to put it bluntly, nothing more than a game between the White Yaksha and the Halloween Queen. The Halloween Queen's true intentions for doing this are not clear to me, but it must have something to do with the White Yakshas. ”

"The condition of 'guiding the sun in the right form in the beast' is the so-called correct form of the sun's movement was originally the rules that the White Yaksha was forced to establish after the defeat in the battle for the sovereignty of the sun."

The Queen of Halloween may not have taken anyone else seriously at all, and there is only one opponent she wants to attract, and that is the White Yaksha.

The "sun sovereignty" in the hands of others does not add as much as them, and others are foils for this kind of game. I'm afraid the purpose of inviting other people is just to make the game more interesting and lively.

Plug the sovereign of the sun.

This kind of game came to the box garden for the first time, and they were all shocked by the power and pride of the gods and Buddhas.

To gain sovereignty over the sun is to have the right to control the sun.

That's a right they never thought about before.

Even those emperors in the mortal world would not dare to dream like this.

However, for the powerful ones among the gods and Buddhas of Hakoiwa, the sovereignty of the sun can even be used as a prize for the game.

Having the privilege of participating in this level of bounty game, Erica couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement.

The existence of the opponent is the legendary god and Buddha, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a legend to come this far as a human being.

"But the one who has the 'Sovereign of the Sun' is the head maid of Leticia, right?"

Erica suddenly thought of this, the invitation should be delivered to Leticia.

"Because I lost to my master in the game of gifts, I am already a possession of my master. Naturally, everything I have belongs to the master, and it is right to send an invitation to the master. ”

Not in the slightest anger at the fact that what she owned was being used as a bet, Leticia explained calmly.

Since she didn't even mind, Erica naturally wouldn't do those things that offended both sides, and immediately stopped talking.

Then, the three people who were summoned began to study every sentence of the "contract document" with all their might.

Any line of text may hide an opportunity to victory, or it may be a misleading trap, and Erica racks her brains, even breaking each word apart to ponder for fear of missing any clues.

With the trio working together, the details hidden in the text were quickly discovered.

The first line, "Gift Game Name: [Scales on the Lion's Shoulder]" combined with the following, undoubtedly represents the constellations Leo and Balance in the zodiac signs.

It's a simple puzzle.

That is, the title of the riddle is hidden.

The scales on the lion's shoulders allude to the "vanishing virgin".

The zodiac is a constellation closely related to the Sun and is the basis for the correct movement of the Sun. What is the meaning of this topic, Erica gnats her nails and wonders with great difficulty.

Any carelessness and neglect can lead to the failure of the game.

Erica's self-esteem doesn't allow her to fail the game for her own reasons after she gets involved.

So, she began to use the knowledge in her mind to look up the various legends and allusions about the zodiac to see if she could match the theme of the bounty game.

On the other hand, Leticia also used her experience gained over the years of fighting against the Demon King in Hakoniwa to interpret the victory conditions of the "Contract Document".

As the Knight of the Hakoba who guards the order of the Hakota, Leticia has a lot of experience in participating in the Gift Game, and she leads the Knight of the Hakoba to participate in the Gift Game of the Demon King, with only one purpose - that is, to expel the Demon King.

The winning conditions indicated in the "contract document" are naturally the point she is most concerned about.

The condition of victory, ostensibly, requires the participants to guide the sun in its correct form.

However, although the sovereignty of the sun is divided, the movement of the sun cannot be affected by the image of the individual.

The rules of the sun's movement are jointly formulated by the gods and Buddhas, and even the white yakshas, who are the star spirits of the sun, cannot be disobeyed, let alone the Queen of Halloween.

She has absolutely no ability to interfere with the movement of the sun.

In other words, the victory condition refers to something that is definitely not what it seems.

This misleading statement is nothing more than an attempt to steer the participants' thinking in the wrong direction.

With a wealth of experience in the Gift Game, Leticia will not be distracted by superficial information, and she can see through the traps buried between the words at a glance, and cut off the possibility of being misled in the first place.

However, although she has seen through the misleading in the "contract document", she has not yet come up with the real way to crack it.